Ranked: The Nation’s Favourite Pies Have Been Revealed

Steak and ale pie fans could be in for a shock.

New data has revealed the UK’s most popular pie – and food lovers could be in for a shock.

The UK is a nation of pie lovers, but have you ever wondered which ranks as our most cherished variety? A new study is aiming to reveal exactly that, using Google search data.

According to the findings, collected on behalf of Wren Kitchens, Shepherd’s Pie is our pie of choice, accounting for a whopping 90,500 searches across the UK every month on average.

There will be though, of course, that will claim the humble Shepherd’s Pie isn’t technically a pie, given the lack of pastry involved.

However the definition of what actually constitutes a pie has always been a bit…flaky – pastry pun definitely intended. Cottage Pie came in second with 74,000 UK searches a month, with fish pie in third having racked up 49,500.

There was disappointment for steak and ale pie fans though, with the pastry-based classic wallowing down in fifth with 9,900 searches compared with fourth placed chicken and mushroom’s 14,800 average searches.

A full breakdown of the top 10, along with the UK location where they are found to be most popular, can be viewed below:

Type of pie

Average Monthly Searches

City most popular in

Shepherd’s

90,500

Bristol

Cottage

74,000

Plymouth

Fish pie

49,500

Norwich

Chicken & Mushroom

14,800

Birmingham

Steak & Ale

9,900

Leeds

Pork

6,600

London

Meat & Potato

5,400

Sheffield

Steak & Kidney

5,400

London

Corned Beef

5,400

Newcastle

Vegan

1,600

London

*Calculations are explained in the methodology

There’s also this rather nifty pie chart to enjoy – because no pie-based study would work without an actual pie chart.